Combined shingle support and cornice-protecting device



1 1927. May J. E. RICHARDS COMBINED SHINGLE SUPPORT AND COHNICEPROTECTING DEVICE Filed July 27, 1926 P m' M... 10,1927. 1,627,805UNITED STATES PATENT oFFica.

JOHN E. RICHARDS, F PECKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED SHINGLE SUPPORT AND CORNICE-PROTECTING DEVICE.

Application filed July 27, 1926. Serial No. 125,267.

This invention relates to a combined applied to the roof, projectsbeyond the shingle support and cornice protecting decornice. At theextremity of the portion 17 vice. there is an upturned flange 18 havingan in- As is well known, the composition shingle turned flange 19 at theupper portion therenow in common use is very flexible, and is of.Preferably a plurality of spaced apernot self supporting as is thewooden or tures 20 are provided at the base of the up metallic shingle.With the old type of roofturned flange 8. ing, using wooden, slate ormetallic shingles, In operation the metallic sheet 15 is sethe lastshingles were laid so as to extend cured to the roof 10 b means ofsuitable in somewhat beyond the edge of the cornice, to fastenings 21,before t e shingles are approtect the same from the weather. When plied.The downturned flange 16 abuts composition shingles, or shingles offlexible against the edge of the cornice 11, and the material are used,it has been the practice portion 17 projects beyond the edge of the tolay them only as far as the cornice, and roof, thus protecting the sameagainst the 15 to apply woodenor other stiff shingles over weather.

the overhanging portion. The upturned portion 18 serves as a guideAccording to my invention I have profor the edge of the shingles whenthey are vided ametallic strip which is laid along laid. The roofing isnow applied, the shinthe edge of the roof and is provided with a gles atthe edge of the roofing extending be- In 20 flange which projectsdownwardly to cover yond the roof and being supported by the thecornice, and protect the same from the metallic flange 17 and limited bythe upweather, and is also provided with an'overturned flange 18. Therearwardly extendhanging portion having an upturned flange mg flange 19may now be bent down-upon adapted to support the flexible shingles, andthe shingles, by hammering or otherwise, and 25 to hold the samein'position'. thereby prevent the same from being blown This inventionWlll be more fully underor loosened by the wind. The holes 20 are stoodby reference to the accompanying for the purpose of preventing waterfrom drawing in which is shown an illustrative accumulating within thetrough formed by embodiment of the invention. the flanges 17, 18 and 19.so 3 In the drawings: My improved device possesses the com- Fig. 1 isaperspective view showing a bined functions of a support for the portionof a roof provided with my imsh 1n les, a protection for the sameagainst proved device. win a cornice protecting strip and pro-' Fig. 2is a perspective view showing the vides in addition a decorative orornamental 35 combined shingle support and cornice profinish for theedges of the roof.

tector, separate from the roof. 4 This invention has been described inde- Fig. 3 is a view partly in elevation and tail for the purpose ofillustration, but is to partly in section showing the method of atbe limted only by the appended claims. taching the device to the roof. It willbe understood that the invention is 40 Fig, 4 i an end iew of-the dvice, as a applicable to the protection of the eaves as li d to a f,well as the cornice of the roof, although il- As shown, the referencenumeral 10 delustrated particularly with reference to the notes a roofof a building, having a' cornicev cornice. or overhanging portion 11 pr0ectin be- What I cla m is: 45 yond th id wall 12 f a, budding, p n 1. Incombination wlth aroof and cornice, the roof are secured shingles 13,the last row a Slnngle support comprising a metallic of which extendbeyond the edge of the plate having integrally formed therefrom roof andbeyond the cornice as shown at 14. a portion adapted to be fastened toth f My improved device is shownin detail in 111 some suitable manner,a'downwardly ex- 0 Fig. 2 and consists of a flat metal sheet, tendmflange adapted to abut against the which is provided with a downwardlyexedge 0 the .corn1ce,'a section for pr0 ect1ng tending flange 16,formed by means of a beyond the edge of the roof thus protecting doublebend in the sheet, this flange serving the roof against adverse weatherconditions, to protect the edges of the cornice. Bean upwar yond theflange 16 is another flat portion on outer edge of the section adaptedto serve as 4 the same plane as the sheet 15, which,'when a guide forthe edge of the shingles as they 1y extending element along the platehaving integrally forme are laid, an inwardly extending clinchingportion along the upper edge of the element for the purpose of securelyholding the shingles 1n position, the section, clinching portion andelement being formed approximately at ri' ht angles to each other. 2. Incom ination with a roof and cor nice, a shingle support comprisinglametallic d t erefrom a ortion adapted to be fastened to the roof in somesuitable manner, a downwardly extendin flange adapted to abut againstthe edge 0 the cornice, a section for projecting beyond the edge of theroof thus protecting the roof against adverseweather conditions,

an upwardly extending element along the outer ed 0 of thesection adaptedto serve as a guide %or the edge of the shingles as they are laid, aninwardly exterrding clinching portion along the upper edge of theelement for the purpose of securely holding the shingles in position,the section, clinching portion and element being formed approx1- matelyat right angles to each other, and

means for allowing the water to drain from the shingle supportconsisting of a plurality of openings along the lower edge 0 ment. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN E. RICHARDS.

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